Peleg Tallman

Peleg Tallman (24 July 1764-12 March 1840) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-MA 16) from 4 March 1811 to 3 March 1813, succeeding Orchard Cook and preceding Samuel Davis.

Biography
Peleg Tallman was born in Tiverton, Rhode Island in 1764, and he served in the American Revolutionary War and lost an arm in 1780. He became a merchant in Bath, Massachusetts and served as overseer of Bowdoin College from 1802 to 1840, a member of the US House of Representatives from 1811 to 1813, and a member of the State Senate.